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Recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio selected Carmen Farina as the new schools chancellor of New York City. Jenny Sedlis, executive director of StudentsFirstNY, outlines several challenges Farina will face as the new chancellor.

In this week's education news: NYC Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott reflects on accomplishments during the Bloomberg administration, columnists discuss the future of NYC education under Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, and NY State education leaders and Teach For America support the Common Core standards.

With the number of public and charter schools increasing in New York City, real estate is limited causing schools to share the same space. New York City principals give advice on how public and charter schools can share space in an effective and cooperative manner.